US8381315B1ActiveUtility

Specialized glove apparatus

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Oct 18, 2010Filed: Oct 18, 2010Granted: Feb 26, 2013
Est. expiryOct 18, 2030(~4.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Steven Wells
A41D 19/01594
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PatentIndex Score
3
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Claims

Abstract

The specialized glove apparatus has a plurality of fingers, a thumb, a thumb side, a finger side, a backhand, a forehand, a wristband disposed most downwardly, a reinforced panel disposed on the finger side below the fingers, the reinforced panel beginning proximal to the fingers, an abbreviated, substantially stubby spike disposed upwardly and laterally on the reinforced panel, a cutter disposed on the backhand substantially below the thumb, the cutter comprising, a triangulated clam shape, an opened deep recess, a blade disposed completely within the deep recess, a fat lip guide disposed medially on the cutter, at a beginning of the deep recess, a thin upturn disposed laterally on the cutter, the thin upturn opposite the fat lip guide, across the deep recess, and a wrist pad disposed adjacent to the reinforced panel, the wrist pad extended to the wristband.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1. A specialized glove apparatus comprising, in combination:
 a plurality of fingers, a thumb, a thumb side, a finger side, a backhand, a forehand, and a wristband; 
 a reinforced panel disposed on the finger side below the fingers, the reinforced panel wrapped to include a part of the backhand and the forehand, the reinforced panel beginning proximal to the fingers; 
 a cone-shaped spike disposed on the reinforced panel proximal an upper edge thereof and on the finger side approximately midway between the backhand and the forehand, wherein the spike extends laterally from the finger side; 
 a cutter disposed on the backhand between the thumb and the wristband and proximal the thumb side, the cutter having a top end more proximal the thumb than the wristband and a bottom end more proximal the wrist band than the thumb, the cutter comprising:
 a triangular clam shaped body; 
 a deep recess disposed within the body, the recess having a closed upper end proximal the top end of the cutter and an open lower end; 
 a blade disposed completely within the recess at the upper end thereof; 
 a lip guide disposed on the bottom end of the cutter between the lower end of the recess and the thumb side, wherein the lip guide is substantially V-shaped, wherein a lower portion of the lip guide is narrower than an upper portion of the lip guide; 
 an upturn disposed on the cutter in a position on an opposite side of the lower end of the recess from the lip guide; 
 
 a wrist pad having an uppermost end disposed adjacent to the reinforced panel and a lowermost end disposed adjacent to the wristband. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the deep recess gradually widens from the top end toward the bottom end. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the blade is further angled, the blade having a wider top portion disposed proximal the top end of the cutter than a bottom portion of the blade. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus according to  claim 2  wherein the blade is further angled, the blade having a wider top portion disposed proximal the top end of the cutter than a bottom portion of the blade. 
     
     
       5. A specialized glove apparatus comprising, in combination:
 a plurality of fingers, a thumb, a thumb side, a finger side, a backhand, a forehand, and a wristband; 
 a rigid reinforced panel disposed on the finger side below the fingers, the reinforced panel wrapped to include a part of the backhand and the forehand, the reinforced panel beginning proximal to the fingers; 
 an abbreviated, substantially stubby cone-shaped spike disposed on the reinforced panel proximal an upper edge thereof and on the finger side approximately midway between the backhand and the forehand, wherein the spike extends laterally from the finger side; 
 a cutter disposed on the backhand between the thumb and the wristband and proximal the thumb side, the cutter having a top end more proximal thumb, a bottom end more proximal the wrist band than the thumb the cutter comprising:
 a triangular clam shaped body; 
 a deep recess disposed within the body, the recess having a closed upper end proximal the top end of the cutter and an open lower end; 
 an angled blade disposed completely within the deep recess, the blade having a wider top portion disposed proximal the top end of the cutter than a bottom portion of the blade; 
 a lip guide disposed on the bottom end of the cutter between the lower end of the recess and the thumb side, wherein the lip guide is substantially V-shaped, wherein a lower portion of the lip guide is narrower than an upper portion of the lip guide; 
 an upturn disposed on the cutter in a position on an opposite side of the lower end of the recess from the lip guide wherein the upturn has a narrower width than a width of the lip guide lower portion; 
 
 a wrist pad having an uppermost end disposed adjacent to the reinforced panel and a lowermost end disposed adjacent to the wristband.

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